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Directors (9 people)

Position Name
Chairman and Representative Director Toshimichi Kimbara Read more

Chairman and Representative Director Toshimichi Kimbara

Apr. 1982
Joined the Company
Sep. 2002
General Manager of Sales Department No.1, Sales Division of the Company
Mar. 2004
General Manager of Purchasing Department of the Company
Jun. 2007
Director of the Company
Sep. 2007
Responsible for Administration Department and General Manager of Purchasing Department of the Company
Jul. 2008
Responsible for Business Planning Department and General Manager of Purchasing Department of the Company
Jun. 2009
General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Jun. 2010
General Manager of Manufacturing Division and General Manager of NPM Department of the Company
Jan. 2011
Responsible for Production Engineering Department and NPM Department as well as General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Jun. 2011
Managing Director of the Company
Jun. 2011
Responsible for Administration, Purchasing, Accounting, Business Planning and Manufacturing as well as General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Dec. 2011
Responsible for Administration, Purchasing, Accounting, and Business Planning of the Company
Apr. 2014
Responsible for Administration, Purchasing, Accounting, Business Planning and Production Engineering of the Company
Jun. 2014
Executive Managing Director of the Company
Jun. 2015
President and Representative Director of the Company
Nov. 2016
Chief Officer of Business Operations of the Company
Jun. 2022
Chairman and Representative Director (to present)

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President and Representative Director Lee Tai Hwan Read more

President and Representative Director Lee Tai Hwan

Apr. 1989
Joined Kia Motors Corporation
Mar. 1995
Joined the Company
Mar. 1995
Manager of Korean Office of the Company
Jun. 2007
General Manager of Global Operations, Sales Division of the Company
Jul. 2008
General Manager of Global Business, Sales Division of the Company
Jan. 2010
General Manager of Sales Division and General Manager of Global Business of the Company
Feb. 2010
General Manager of Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2011
Director of the Company
Jun. 2011
General Manager of Business Development Department, Sales Division of the Company
Dec. 2011
General Manager of Sales Division and General Manager of Business Development Department of the Company
Jan. 2012
General Manager of Sales Division, General Manager of Business Development Department and General Manager of Sales Department of the Company
Apr. 2012
General Manager of Sales Division of the Company
Apr. 2013
Responsible for Sales Division and General Manager of Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2015
Managing Director of the Company
Jun. 2015
Responsible for Sales Division, Administration Department of the Company
Jul. 2015
Responsible for Sales Division, Administration Department and Productivity Innovation Department of the Company
Feb. 2016
Responsible for Sales Division, Administration Department and Productivity Innovation Department of the Company as well as Global Compliance Officer of the Company
Jun. 2016
Managing Director and Executive Officer of the Company
Nov. 2016
Responsible for Sales Division, Administration Department and Productivity Innovation Department and Vice Chief Officer of Business Operations as well as Global Compliance Officer of the Company
Dec. 2016
Responsible for Administration, Accounting and Business Planning, Sales Division and Productivity Innovation Department and Vice Chief Officer of Business Operations as well as Global Compliance Officer of the Company
Jun. 2017
Responsible for Administration, Accounting and Business Planning, and Productivity Innovation Department, and Vice Chief Officer of Business Operations as well as Global Compliance Officer of the Company
Mar. 2019
Responsible for Business Planning Department
Jun. 2019
Senior Managing Director and Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2021
Senior Managing Director
Jun. 2022
President and Representative Director of the Company (to present)

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Director and Executive Officer Teruaki Ando Read more

Director and Executive Officer Teruaki Ando

Apr. 1986
Joined the Company
Dec. 2005
General Manager of Technical Development Department No.1, Technical Division of the Company
Jul. 2006
General Manager of Technical Development Department, Technical Division of the Company
Jun. 2007
General Manager of Product Development Department, Technical Division of the Company
Sep. 2008
Seconded to Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2008
Technical Manager of Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd.
Jan. 2010
General Manager of Global Operations, Business Planning Department of the Company
Jun. 2011
General Manager of Global Operations of the Company
Mar. 2013
Seconded to Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2013
Vice President of Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2014
President and Representative Director of Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2017
Director and Executive Officer of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2017
Responsible for Production Engineering Department of the Company
Mar. 2019
Vice Chief Officer of Business Operation and Responsible for Manufacturing Division No.2 and Production Engineering Department of the Company
Mar. 2021
Responsible for Business Operations and Chief Officer of Business Operations of the Company (to present)

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Director Ryuji Suzuki Read more

Director Ryuji Suzuki

Apr. 1988
Joined Toyo Computer Service Co., Ltd.
May 1992
Joined the Company
Apr. 2012
General Manager of Sales Department No. 1, Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2015
General Manager of Sales Division and Sales Department No. 1, Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2017
Director and Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2017
Responsible for Sales Division, Vice Supervisor of Hollow Valve Strategy of the Company
Jun. 2018
Director of the Company
Mar. 2019
Responsible for Sales Division, GMO (Global Management Officer)(Vice Supervisor), and Hollow Valve Project (Vice Supervisor) of the Company
Jun. 2020
Director and Executive Officer of the Company
Feb. 2021
GMO (Global Management Officer) and Responsible for Global Operations of the Company
Jun. 2021
GMO (Global Management Officer) and Responsible for Global Operations of the Company (to present) ∗
Jun. 2021
Director of the Company (to present)

The Japanese name of Global Operations (Kaigai Tokatsu Shitsu in Japanese) shall be changed into Global Operations(Kaigai Tokatsu Bu in Japanese).

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Director and Executive Officer Yoshimoto Kurihara Read more

Director and Executive Officer Yoshimoto Kurihara

Apr. 1988
Joined MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
Apr. 1998
Joined Eaton Japan Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2008
Joined the Company
Apr. 2012
General Manager of Sales Department No.2, Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2017
General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Department No.1 and No.2 of the Company
Mar. 2018
General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Department No2. of the Company
Jun. 2018
Executive Officer of the Company
Oct. 2019
General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Department No.1 and No.2 of the Company
Jun. 2020
Director and Executive Officer of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2020
Responsible for Sales Division as well as General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Department. No.1 and No.2 and Responsible for Hollow Valve Project (Vice Supervisor) of the Company
Mar. 2021
Responsible for Sales Division as well as General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Department No.1 and No.2 of the Company
Apr. 2021
Responsible for Sales Division as well as General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Department No.2 of the Company (to present)

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Director and Executive Officer Koichi Takahashi Read more

Director and Executive Officer Koichi Takahashi

Apr. 1992
Joined the Company
Feb. 2015
General Manager of Technical Department No.2, Technical Division
Apr. 2016
General Manager of Technology Development Department, Technical Division
Jun. 2018
Executive Officer (to present)
Jun. 2018
General Manager of Technical Division and General Manager of Technology Development Department, Technical Division
Jul. 2018
General Manager of Technical Division and General Manager of Product Technology Department, Technical Division
Apr. 2020
General Manager of Technical Division and General Manager of Reliability Verification Department, Technical Division
Jun. 2020
General Manager of Technical Division
Mar. 2021
General Manager of Technical Division ∗
Jun. 2021
Director and Executive Officer of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2021
Responsible for Technical Division as well as General Manager of Technical Division (to present)

The Japanese name of General Manager of Technical Division (Gijyutsu Tokatsu Bu Bucho in Japanese) shall be changed into General Manager of Technical Division (Gijyutsu Tokatsu Bu Tokatsu Bucho in Japanese).

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Outside Director Kazuo Ishigaki * Read more

Outside Director Kazuo Ishigaki

Apr. 1978
Joined Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2006
Director and Executive Officer as well as General Manager of Civil Engineering Management Division of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2007
Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer as well as General Manager of Civil Engineering Management Division of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2012
Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer as well as General Manager of Civil Engineering Management Division of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2014
Director and Executive Vice President as well as Executive Vice President of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Jul. 2017
Senior Adviser of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2018
Director of the Company (to present)
Jul. 2018
Friend of the company, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. (Part-time Adviser)

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Outside Director Mika Kumahira * Read more

Outside Director Mika Kumahira

Apr. 1985
Joined Kumahira Co., Ltd.
May 1989
Director of Kumahira Co., Ltd.
Jun. 1990
Managing Director of Tokyo Kumahira Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1993
Representative Director of the Bear Group Inc.
Apr. 1997
Representative Director of Atech Kumahira Co., Ltd(to present)
Apr. 2004
Director of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2009
President of Japan Professional School of Education
Apr. 2011
Representative Director of Kumahira Security Foundation (to present)
Apr. 2014
President of Career College, Diversity Promotion Organization, Showa Women's University (to present)
May 2014
President of AFS Intercultural Programs, Japan
Sep. 2015
Representative Director of 21st Learning Institute (to present)
Jun. 2019
Director of the Company (to present)
Feb. 2020
Outside Auditor of Kewpie Corporation (to present)
Dec. 2023
Outside Director of Better Place CO., LTD. (to present)
Important Concurrent Positions at Other Company and Organization
  • Representative Director of Atech Kumahira Co., Ltd.
  • Representative Director of Kumahira Security Foundation
  • President of Career College, Diversity Promotion Organization, Showa Women's University
  • Representative Director of 21st Learning Institute
  • Outside Auditor of Kewpie Corporation.
  • Outside Director of Better Place CO., LTD.

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Outside Director Kenjiro Tokunaga Read more

Outside Director Kenjiro Tokunaga

Apr. 1990
Joined HITACHI LTD.
Aug. 1999
Joined IBM Japan Ltd.
Aug. 2005
Joined GE Capital Leasing Ltd.
Aug. 2006
Joined Philips Japan, Ltd.
Sep. 2006
Joined NXP Semiconductors Japan (Currently named as NXP Japan Ltd.)
Sep. 2010
Joined IMS Japan K.K.
May 2011
Joined Avery Dennison Japan K.K.
Aug. 2015
Joined Eaton Japan G.K.
Aug. 2015
Japan Country Controller of Eaton Japan G.K. (to present)
Jun. 2021
Director of the Company (to present)
Important Concurrent Positions at Other Company
  • Japan Country Controller of Eaton Japan G.K.

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Company Auditors

Position Name
Statutory Company Auditor Koji Kikuchi Read more

Statutory Company Auditor Koji Kikuchi

Apr. 1983
Joined Komatsu-Electronics Ltd.
Jul. 1987
Joined the Company
Apr. 2008
Manager, Tokyo Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2012
General Manager, Corporate Governance Department of the Company
Jun. 2016
Statutory Company Auditor of the Company (to present)

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Company Auditor Fumio Inoue Read more

Company Auditor Fumio Inoue

Mar. 1983
Joined the Company
Jan. 2005
Seconded to PT. Federal Nittan Industries
Apr. 2007
Plant Manager of Sanyo Plant, Manufacturing Division of the Company
Jun. 2009
Director of the Company
Jun. 2009
Vice General Manager of Manufacturing Division and Plant Manager of Gear & VCP Plant of the Company
Jun. 2010
Responsible for Sales Division of the Company
Jun. 2011
General Manager of Sales Division of the Company
Dec. 2011
General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Apr. 2013
Responsible for Manufacturing Division and General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Jun. 2015
Responsible for Manufacturing Division and Purchasing Department as well as General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Jun. 2016
Director and Executive Officer of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2016
Responsible for Manufacturing Division and General Manager of Manufacturing Division of the Company
Nov. 2016
Responsible for Purchasing Department of the Company
Mar. 2019
Responsible for Purchasing Department and Productivity Innovation Department of the Company
Jun. 2022
Company Auditor (to present)

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Outside Company Auditor Akio Yamada * Read more

Outside Company Auditor Akio Yamada

Nov. 1978
Joined Tokyo Office of Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company (current, KPMG AZSA LLC)
Apr. 1982
Registered as Certified Public Accountant
Aug. 2009
Partner of KPMG AZSA LLC
Jul. 2017
Opened Yamada Akio CPA Office (to present)
Jun. 2018
Outside Auditor of of the Company (to present)
Jun. 2018
Outside Auditor of Pfizer Health Reserch Foundation (to present)
Jul. 2018
Outside Auditor of Rakuten Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd. (to present)
Oct. 2021
Outside Auditor of UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD. (to present)
Jan. 2022
Outside Auditor of Kumagai Gumi CO., LTD. (to present)
Important Concurrent Positions at Other Company and Organization
  • Yamada Akio CPA Office
  • Auditor of Pfizer Health Research Foundation
  • Outside Company Auditor of Rakuten Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Outside Auditor of UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD.
  • Outside Auditor of Kumagai Gumi CO., LTD.

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Outside Company Auditor Mitsukazu Kudo * Read more

Outside Company Auditor Mitsukazu Kudo

Apr. 1985
Joined the Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
Aug. 2008
Deputy General Manager of Credit Department of The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
Apr. 2013
Executive Officer and General Manager of Risk Management Department of The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
Apr. 2016
Executive Officer of Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.
Apr. 2018
President and Representative Director of YOKOHAMA GUARANTEE CO., LTD.
Apr. 2018
President and Representative Director of Hamagin Mortgage Service Co., Ltd.
May 2020
Adviser of YOKOHAMA SHINKO Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2020
Representative Director of YOKOHAMA SHINKO Co., Ltd. (to present)
Jun. 2020
Outside Auditor of of the Company (to present)
Important Concurrent Positions at Other Company
  • Representative Director of YOKOHAMA SHINKO Co., Ltd.

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Mr. Kazuo Ishigaki, Ms. Mika Kumahira, Mr. Akio Yamada and Mr. Mitsukazu Kudo are notified to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc as an independent officer stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.